Somebody at Disney likes video games...

I'd first heard of this years ago (it's been in development for ages under different titles) and was skeptical of it, but it looks pretty good. I've heard some good reports coming out of the studio about it as well (in fact - they have a number of arcade classics set up there for "research").

Based on the sign in front of the screen, the cabinet doesn't look playable. I wonder if there are any plans to set up a working cabinet at Disneyland's arcade? Or maybe Flynn's Arcade in Disney California Adventure Park?

EDIT: Probably not at Flynn's Arcade which according to this source closed in April of this year.

Well, here's a theory. Back in my CalArts days (as a student), we had an entertainment lawyer by the name of Mark Litwak come in and give a guest lecture.

Now generally, I'm terrible at remembering names, but not his. I never forgot it, because it sounded like a sound effect. Specifically, a fly landing, and then getting swatted by a newspaper: "Lit... WHACK!" Great mnemonic device. That, and it also kind-of sounded like an insult. "You litwak!" (Sort of like an anagram for lack-wit.)

Hmmm... probably not the best thing to write where a lawyer's concerned.

I even still have my original lecture notes from back then...

Must have been a pretty good lecture. I've got ten pages of notes from it.

Anyway, I suspect somebody involved with the film ran across his name at some point, remembered it for similar reasons, and adopted it for the film. I have yet to find out whether or not it was intentionally named after him.

Anyway, I suspect somebody involved with the film ran across his name at some point, remembered it for similar reasons, and adopted it for the film. I have yet to find out whether or not it was intentionally named after him.

Interesting theory. Maybe we'll get an explanation in the DVD/Blu-Ray commentary.

Fix it Felix Jr. appears to be an early 80s Nintendo cabinet; a Donkey Kong if the blue paint is original. (Although the Nintendo control panel has two player start buttons in the middle, I wonder why the change.)